mamá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Asturian

Noun

mamá f (plural mamás)

  1. alternative form of ma

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Spanish mamá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maˈma]

Noun

mamá f (plural mamás)

  1. (colloquial, endearing, vocative) mum, mom
  2. (followed by a proper name) grandmother

References

Lingala

Noun

mamá class 1 (plural bamamá class 2)

  1. mother, mum, mom

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈma/ [maˈma]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧má

Etymology 1

Adapted from French maman.

Noun

mamá f (plural mamás)

  1. (informal, familiar, endearing) mum, mom
    Synonym: mami
  2. (Mexico) a term of affection for a woman
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Bikol Central: mama
  • Cebuano: mama
  • Tagalog: mama

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

mamá

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mamar

Further reading